The Buckeye Weekly Podcast

Former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers has announced his intention to transfer to Texas. Ewers is just one of dozens and dozens of quarterbacks who entered the portal this season looking for a fresh start. Will he find what he is looking for as a Longhorn or will he continue to look for greener pastures elsewhere?

It's an interesting time in college football with the transfer portal owning so much attention right now. Is that attention permanent or will things eventually die down?

Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss these topics on today's episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast and also address the number of Buckeyes in the transfer portal and compare it to other programs around the nation and within the Big Ten.

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr streamed live on Saturday afternoon to discuss Ohio State football. They talked about the departure of Ryan Watts, the likely departure of Tyreke Smith, Michigan's Blake Corum and his comments on OSU making excuses, and much more. They also answered viewer questions all along the way.

The Big Me Kickoff show has made its way to New York City for the Heisman Trophy presentation, and it only fits that the top college football award and the top college football podcast go hand-in-hand. We obviously are here to follow Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud around the process as the redshirt freshman is one of the top-four vote getters and while many people feel that this might be Bryce Young's award to lose, crazier things have happened. Join Kevin Noon from Times Square as he has all the latest on Heisman Eve and gets you ready here on the Big Men Kickoff show for all the happenings on Saturday night.

New defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is still with Oklahoma State as he prepares his defense to face Notre Dame. The Irish also happen to be the first team Knowles will play when he leads his Ohio State defense into battle the first game of the 2022 season.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss a handful of listener questions and topics, including the one above. They answer questions about the true meaning of skill talent, predicting next year's starting offensive line, UCLA offensive line coach Justin Frye, and more.

Now that Sonny Styles is headed to Ohio State a year early, the question must be answered -- is this actually a good thing for the Buckeyes?

That's just one of a half-dozen listener questions answered by Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr in this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast.

Other topics include outlawing Kenny Pickett's fake slide, Marcus Freeman's comments about Ohio State, cheese, new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, and more.

Five-star safety Sonny Styles has reclassified from the 2023 class to the 2022 class. What does this mean for the Buckeyes and for Styles' development? Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss the huge development and how it impacts both the player and the program.

The fellas then also discuss some transfer portal news. Is Eli Ricks really not worth pursuing? And could tight end Austin Stogner be just what the Buckeyes need next year on offense?

CJ Stroud is a Heisman finalist so Tony and Tom discuss the most prestigious award in all of December college football awards.

The Big Me Kickoff is back, and we are talking coaching moves as the Buckeyes have made a big one. There has been plenty going on as Ohio State made a move on Tuesday when it was announced that Ryan Day has found a new defensive coordinator in Jim Knowles, most recently of Oklahoma State.

What do we know about Knowles? We went to a friend of the show to talk to Eli Lederman of the Tulsa World to find out more about Ohio State’s newest hire. Eli had the chance to spend a good part of Tuesday with the veteran coach at the Broyles Award. How did things go down on that day, what is Ohio State getting and what should fans expect?

All of that and more on the Big Me Kickoff show with Kevin Noon. We are talking Jim Knowles and more on this edition, don’t miss out.

Ohio State announced the hiring of Jim Knowles as the Buckeyes' new defensive coordinator on Tuesday.

Knowles comes from Oklahoma State where his Cowboys produced one of the nation's top defenses this year.

What does Knowles' defense look like and what can be expected from the Buckeyes with him at the helm? Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss these questions and many others.

They also talk about ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit using the Cincinnati Bearcats' playoff berth to take shots at people who didn't think a small conference school could get into the final four.

Ohio State is officially headed to the Rose Bowl to face the Utah Utes.

Following the announcement, Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr, and Kevin Noon went live to give their instant reactions to the announcement. They discuss the matchup a bit and also answer a bunch of questions from the livestream viewers.

Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr, and Kevin Noon streamed live during the second half of the Big Ten Championship Game and discussed the Buckeyes' likely upcoming trip to the Rose Bowl against Utah. They also talked about the likely top four in Sunday's final CFP rankings and discussed Michigan's chances of winning it all. They also answered a ton of questions throughout the show.